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Council Tax Rises Will Not Fix Social Care Funding Crisis Warns LGA

07 March 2016 by Volunteer Placement

Council tax rises to pay for social care in 2016/17 will not bring in enough money to alleviate the growing pressure on vital services caring for elderly and disabled people, the Local Government Association (LGA) warns. The LGA said nine in ten councils in England are considering or have approved plans to raise £372 million for underfunded social care services in 2016/17 by using new powers to increase council tax by 2 per cent. Council leaders are therefore calling for the Chancellor to use his Budget next month to – at the very least – bring forward the £700 million of new funding earmarked for social care through the Better Care Fund by the end of the decade to 2016/17 View article.

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